Tim Chant is a gamer and author (and baker) based in Edinburgh. His latest project, The Frost Fair, asks ‘what if?’. What if history worked out slightly differently. Would the world be very different? Geek Native invited Tim to suggest some ideas for running RPGs in a historical context and he stepped up to the […]
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12 Masks of Halloween: #2 Supreme Leader Snoke
Looking forward to The Last Jedi? We can expect to see a lot more from the Supreme Leader of the First Order. I think it’s safe to see we’ll see the evil baldy often at Halloween too! This Supreme Leader Snoke mask is available from Costume Supercenter. What’s going on here? Each Halloween Geek Native […]
Will you be a good dog? A review of Pugmire
Pugmire is a tabletop RPG set in the future of an Earth in which humanity has vanished and changed the planet forever. In this new world the races of uplifted dogs, cats, rats, lizards and badgers are carving out new kingdoms, fighting one another and against the deadly threat of invisible demons. This fantasy RPG […]
Spartan Games goes under
Customers are being advised to contact their credit card providers to see if refunds are possible. Spartan Games the UK based company with the Halo Wars miniature games license has closed down. The company is also known for Uncharted Seas, Firestorm Armada, Dystopian Legions, Dystopian Wars and Spartan Scenics. No single reason has been given […]
The Rebels have no chance: Darth Punk
The day Vader and Boba Fett team up to disguise their dark side Force powers as electro is the day the Rebels should give up.
The Old Made New Again: A Review of the Lone Wolf Adventure Game
When I was a kid, I was an adventure book hoarder. I had an entire bookshelf full of them. Every day, before I got on the bus for elementary school, I’d take this small black briefcase and fill it with adventure books and bring it to school. I was running a one-man lending library right […]
Back from the Dead: A Review of Chill, 3rd Edition
Every long-time fan of tabletop role-playing has a game they consider amazing that slipped through the cracks, an unfortunate casualty in a hobby where only a few big names dominate the hobby’s attention. For many, that game was Chill, a horror RPG first released in the mid-80s. Overshadowed in the 80s by Call of Cthulhu, a second edition was released […]
Might you get a lightsaber engagement ring?
At the time this post was written Etsy store DTEK Designs still had one Lightsaber engagement ring to see. It would only set you back a couple of thousand. Too expensive for you? Too soon? I recommend booking these 4 geeky Valentine’s Day cards so you can prepare for next year.
Super spy violence: A review of Kingsman
I liked Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons and Matthew Vaughn’s The Secret Service: Kingsman comic book. At the time I tried to imagine what the movie of the super spy story would be like. My sense was that it would be hard to do but the superstar team make it work – thanks, largely, to the […]
TOHO returns to Godzilla with the first feature film in 12 years
TOHO is the Japanese company behind Godzilla. They last made a movie featuring the iconic monster on 2004. Godzilla Final Wars had mutant soldiers in the Earth Defense Organization who battled against the alien Xilien aliens. Godzilla was released from his South Pole prison to battle the Xilien’s own army of monsters. Following the success […]
